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shoal
shoal
/ʃoʊl/
noun
A large group of fish
(
school
,
shoal
)
a large group of fish
A school of small glittering fish swam by
a school of small glittering fish swam by
A stretch of shallow water
(
shallow
,
shoal
)
a stretch of shallow water
A sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
(
shoal
)
a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
The boat had to navigate carefully to avoid the shoal visible during low tide.
The boat had to navigate carefully to avoid the shoal visible during low tide.
verb
Become shallow
(
shallow
,
shoal
)
become shallow
The lake shallowed over time
the lake shallowed over time
Make shallow
(
shallow
,
shoal
)
make shallow
The silt shallowed the canal
The silt shallowed the canal
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